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Jalal Bagherli noted that many companies in the electronics space have supply chain exposure to China, but added that there were no current signs pointing to an impact on Dialog's business operations.
"Most of the high-tech companies, particularly electronics, you will have a supply chain that touches China one way or another," Bagherli told CNBC's "Street Signs Europe. "
"The current trends don't impact us so much, but just like any other international business we have to watch carefully how those tariffs go up."
Trade tensions between Washington and Beijing have been simmering in recent months, with both sides imposing tariffs on one another. Some observers have raised concerns about the effect tariffs could have on semiconductor products shipped from China into the U.S.
Last week, it was announced that Apple would buy part of Dialog's business in return for a licensing deal that sees the latter supplying chips for the U.S. tech giant over the next three years. Apple will bring on roughly 300 engineers from Dialog — most of whom had already worked on chips for Apple's devices.
"Apple has been a great partner for us for the last 12 years, we've had growing business," Bagherli told CNBC. "This business becomes more and more strategic for them to in-source, to accelerate what they're trying to achieve, and in return we can license part of our technology."
"It's not actually selling the business," he added. "We retain the revenue of all our existing products, we're licensing technology and we're giving them very skilled engineers to use those technologies to create their own chips."
The transaction was significant as it showed Apple is tightening its grip on chipmaking operations for its hardware products. Late last year, shares of Dialog took a sharp dive after the company told investors Apple was planning on cutting orders for its power-management chips from Dialog by about 30 percent this year. Apple plays a huge role in Dialog's business — it accounted for 77 percent of Dialog's sales in 2018.
According to a report by Bloomberg, the firm could start using its own processors in its Mac computers as soon as 2020, a development that would be a big blow to the semiconductor giant currently making chips for Apple's Macs — Intel. The firm also has a team looking at designing its own health chips, according to multiple job listings unearthed by CNBC earlier this year.
Apple was recently dragged into controversy, however, after Bloomberg reported that tiny microchips used for surveillance had infiltrated data center equipment run by Apple and Amazon. Apple, currently the world's most valuable public company, vociferously denied the report, alongside Amazon and Super Micro, a Taiwanese-American firm reportedly linked to the spy chips.


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This is the first time Hungary has submitted its national forest certification system to PEFC for endorsement, following their acceptance as a PEFC National member earlier this year in January. Hungary is one of the few remaining European countries with a significant share of private forest owners that is yet to have an endorsed national forest certification system. The successful endorsement of the Hungarian forest certification system will enable the country’s forest owners, including the many small- and family forest owners, gain international recognition through PEFC certification. For Italy and the UK, this is the third and fourth time, respectively, that the countries have applied for endorsement by PEFC.
BillerudKorsnäs leads the containers and packaging industry in Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) based on its total sustainability score in 2018.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) and RobecoSAM Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) is an annual evaluation of companies’ sustainability practices. Each year over 3 400 listed companies around the world are analyzed, the top 10 percent are included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. This year BillerudKorsnäs is the industry leader in the category Containers & Packaging and is included in the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index. BillerudKorsnäs achieves industry top scores for its climate strategy, customer relationship management, supply chain management and talent attraction & retention.
“Being named the most sustainable packaging company and, for the second consecutive year, one of the most sustainable companies in the world, is a great honor for us. Sustainability is an integral part of everything we do and with this position in the Dow Jones Index, we strengthen our position as a global driving challenger of conventional packaging solutions as well as working methods. This industry leadership is an excellent platform for our further pursuit of contributing positively to a sustainable future,” says Petra Einarsson, President and CEO of BillerudKorsnäs.
BillerudKorsnäs sustainability work focuses on three areas: increasing customer value, responsibility throughout the value chain and contributing to a sustainable and bio-based society. In practice, that means to strengthen the customers sustainability work and competitiveness by developing smart packaging solutions based on renewable materials; to speed up the transition towards a sustainable and bio-based society by combating climate change throughout the entire value chain locally and globally; as well as to promote responsibility from raw material supply and production to recycling and provide engaging workplaces where safety, diversity and human rights are a priority.
From the RobecoSAM/Dow Jones report: Containers and packaging companies are critical to the global economy and supply virtually every sector with tools to effectively protect, transport, market, and preserve their products for sale and use. Sustainable packaging continues to be a major industry trend driving innovation and differentiation. BillerudKorsnäs AB leads the Containers & Packaging industry in RobecoSAM’s Corporate Sustainability Assessment based on its Total Sustainability Score in 2018.
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Ellan Vannin Fuels (EVF) will be providing post office services for Kirk Michael on the Isle of Man from Thursday March 2.
Following a procurement process, Isle of Man Post Office (IOMPO) announced that the EVF forecourt located on Main Road in the village will be providing counter services as well as a parcel collection service. Initially the opening hours will be 10am to 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am to midday on Saturdays while training is undertaken. From week commencing March 13 the hours will extend to 9am to 5.30pm in the week and 9am to 12.30pm on Saturdays, with parcel collection services available at all times when EVF’s main facilities are open.
Stu Peters MHK, chairman of IOMPO, said: “We are delighted to welcome EVF as the new provider in Kirk Michael and hope the residents will welcome the return of a postal counter, as well a parcel collection service, to the village. The location offers extended opening hours, improved parking facilities and good levels of accessibility. We would like to thank our customers for their patience and understanding while the procurement exercise was undertaken.”
The news follows an earlier announcement that EVF will be providing postal services from its New Road, Laxey site until June 30, 2023. The IOMPO said EVF would offer longer hours than the previous post office which would be welcome news for customers.
The limited term contract with EVF will give the IOMPO board time to complete the work with the Council of Ministers on the future requirements for key government services and the community retail network service provision beyond June 30, 2023.


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Bangladesh arrests three over deadly factory fire
Police in Bangladesh have arrested three supervisors from a clothing factory in which more than 100 people died during a fire.
They say the supervisors are accused of stopping workers from leaving the building and of padlocking exits.
Meanwhile, thousands of garment workers staged fresh protests outside Dhaka, demanding higher safety standards.
Government officials say preliminary information suggests the fire was an act of sabotage.
The government has opened two inquiries.
Police say the supervisors told panicked workers at the Tazreen Fashion factory that the fire on Saturday night was just a drill and they had nothing to worry about.
"All three are mid-level managers of Tazreen. Survivors told us they did not allow the workers to escape the fire, saying it was a routine fire drill," city police chief Habibur Rahman told AFP news agency.
According to their website, Tazreen produced for a host of well-known brand names from Europe and the US.
Campaigners allege Western firms making clothes in Bangladesh hide behind inadequate safety audits to help drive down costs.
The Clean Clothes Campaign (CCC), an Amsterdam-based textile rights group, says international brands have shown negligence in failing to address the safety issues highlighted by previous fires, and that this leaves them with responsibility for yet another tragic loss of life.
The big brands say they have been working with their Bangladeshi partners to improve standards.
Around 700 garment workers have been killed in dozens of fires since 2006, according to CCC, but none of the owners has been prosecuted over previous blazes.
Questions are being asked again about how robust international brands are in policing health and safety regulations in the factories they have supply contracts with, correspondents say.
Often, a complex system of subcontractors makes policing standards either difficult or impossible, which has allowed unscrupulous operators to make savings in the areas of health and safety, they say.
"There are also allegations that they even padlocked doors," he added.
On Wednesday, police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse thousands of workers in the Ashulia industrial area, just outside the Bangladeshi capital.
"We were forced to react as they started pelting officers with stones," local police official Moktar Hossain said.
The BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan in Dhaka says there has been growing public anger over the fire, and the industrial suburbs around the capital are tense.
Many factories have declared Wednesday a holiday fearing large-scale labour unrest.
Some workers also vandalised factories and set fire to motorcycles, injuring at least 20 people, the online edition of the Daily Star reported.
On Tuesday, Bangladesh declared a day of mourning for the victims.
The burnt-out nine-storey factory supplied clothes to a variety of international brands including US retail giant Walmart.
Walmart says the factory had been sub-contracted without its knowledge. It said it was cutting ties with its supplier without naming the firm.
Labels from the European chain C&A, Hong Kong's Li & Fung and the US rapper and actor Sean "Diddy" Combs were also found in the factory.
The clothing industry is the backbone of the Bangladeshi economy, with exports last year alone worth more than $19bn (£12bn).
Fatal fires are common in Bangladesh's garment sector with lax safety standards, poor wiring and overcrowding blamed for causing several blazes every year.


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CHICAGO Heineken USA is positioning its patented five-liter Heineken DraughtKeg as the "futuristic beer delivery system" and the inspiration for a dance score in a new campaign.
Heineken's DraughtKeg features an integrated pressurized and disposable CO2 system with mini-tap components in a lightweight steel keg for home use.
A 30-second spot, via Berlin Cameron United, New York, that broke on Monday shows an animated female robot demonstrating the new package by pouring a glass of draught beer. A party then starts when the robot morphs into two clones and the threesome dances to an electronic beat while lyrics belt out commands such as "Grip, tap, sip, gush, drip, drain, draught and drink."
Support includes a microsite via Publicis Modem, Norwalk, Conn., that enables visitors to download the soundtrack and upload photos of themselves and friends onto images of the dancing robots. The online video can be e-mailed. Additional support includes print, radio, out-of-home and event marketing. The mini-keg initiative will run through Labor Day weekend and start again during January. Budget was not disclosed.
"It's one of the most progressive communication spots we've ever done for the brand," said Andy Glaser, brand director at Heineken USA, White Plains, N.Y. "The challenge we have for DraughtKeg is trying to create a whole new sense of draught drinking and draught consumption. Historically in the marketplace there has only been these gravity kegs out there where you open them and the beer pours out. We needed to bring a whole sense of innovation to the communication to claim this whole new type of draught-dispense system."
The company will also launch nationally the Heineken Premium Light DraughtKeg, which, like the mini-keg for the full-calorie lager, can keep beer fresh 30 days after tapping. A test is still being done in Rhode Island for the BeerTender, a chrome countertop appliance made by Krups that accommodates and chills the DraughtKeg.


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Cambodian cassava farmers are facing dropping prices in the agro commodity this season, as the lack of a domestic market and dependence on exports, which faces competition from neighbouring countries, has led them to call for government intervention.
Chhay Thi, a cassava farmer in Rattanakkiri province’s O’Yadav district, said yields on his 4-hectare farm had reduced from 12 tonnes per hectare last season to just 8 tonnes this harvest, given the drought-like conditions and depleting land quality.
This added to the dropping prices of cassava, he said, calling on the government to intervene. The price of dried cassava, Thi said, had dropped from 550 riel per kilo earlier this season to 490 riel per kilo. Last season, prices were around 630 riel per kilo of dried cassava.
“We do not have any income for this year and we hope that the government will take more action to promote the cassava sector and help farmers” he said.
He said cassava traders, or middlemen, have been reluctant to buy the starchy tuber because exporting cassava to Vietnam has become more difficult. That fact, coupled with the lack of agro processing industries here, has meant there was no one to buy their raw product.
“No one wants to buy cassava anymore and it has no market in Cambodia because there are no factories here,” Thi added.
While there were export markets for cassava in places like China, Thailand and Taiwan, the low price of cassava made it difficult to make any profits, which resulted in delayed buying from farmers, said Hun Lyhoeu, director of agro firm Drycorpkh Cambodia.
“The price of cassava is decreasing every two weeks, which makes it hard for farmers and my company to make a profit,” he said.
Lyhoeu added that the cassava association should take up the issue with the government, given that exports were heavily dependent on other countries purchasing the commodity.
Sem Sithisak, director of Cambodia Cassava Development Association, said that it was really hard to take action to increase cassava prices due to the free-market approach to cassava trading.
“It is a free market and it is really hard to promote our cassava product,” he said, adding that the government should promote the setting up of processing factories, which was one way to help farmers.
Given that agro commodity prices have been decreasing over the last few years, Srey Chanthy, independent economist specialising in agriculture, said similar harvest seasons in Thailand, Vietnam and China resulted in low demand for Cambodian cassava.
He added that there was a need to set up agro processing factories, so that the country could increase its value-added and export semi-processed products to other countries.


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If you are a fan of the Diablo series from Blizzard (now Blizzard/Activision) and have been hoping that maybe, some day, a full-featured game would land on iOS devices in the future, that wait is nearly over.
In a move that probably very little people saw coming Blizzard announced the new Diablo project is titled Diablo: Immortal and it will be coming to mobile devices.
Check out some Diablo Immortal gameplay footage, below. The game launches in 2019, and comes with the popular World Editor tool, and Battle.net support.
In their quest to cleanse Sanctuary, players will embark on all manner of thrilling expeditions, including taking part in dynamic events across unique public zones, and hacking and slashing their way through instanced dungeons. One Blizzcon attendee asked the presenters on stage during a Q and A whether or not Diablo Immortal, the new Diablo Mobile game, was a joke. Same goes for the gameplay trailer below, showing the basic mobile controls and UI on top of what looks like a rehash of Diablo 3.
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Advertised as a full Diablo experience available to everyone on their phones, Immortal will bring back the classes Barbarian, Monk, Wizard, Demon Hunter, Crusader, and Necromancer.
Cheng responded to claims that Diablo: Immortal may be a reskin by saying the following: "We've been working with NetEase Games from the beginning as a partnership to create everything in Diablo: immortal".
Blizzard's Classic Games division is dedicated to refurbishing timeless titles from the studio's history and modernizing them for a new audience. With Diablo Immortal, players have access to half a dozen character classes and a "constantly evolving experience". Oddly enough, the Witch Doctor from Diablo III seems to have been omitted, though more classes could be added later.
You can pre-register here to find out more info for the game as they reveal it, as well have a chance to get in on the beta and get exclusive in-game rewards.


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Product engineering services company eInfochips has launched a program to help innovators turn ideas into commercially available products. The lab will serve as a place for designers to have access to resources and expertise to develop their products and software, according to a company press release.
For product developers, the Idea Lab is looking for technology in the latest silicon, system, product and software design technology. Depending on the specific needs of a design, eInfochips will assist in all or some of the design manufacturing process.
“The medical community includes a large pool of highly experienced doctors with a lot of great product ideas, but with a lack of product design or technology expertise.” said Frank Berry, senior analyst, IT Brand Pulse. “The Idea Lab makes it easy for technologists like this to leverage what it takes to evaluate, design and manufacture a product.”
For more information, visit eInfochips.
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Just four months out of bankruptcy and Hertz Global Holdings Inc. has placed an order for 100,000 Teslas in order to electrify its rental car fleet.
Cars will be delivered to the company within the next 14 months, but as early as next month, Tesla Inc.’s Model 3 sedan will be available to rent at Hertz outlets in major U.S. markets and in some parts of Europe.
In a statement that was released, the company said that customers will be able to use Tesla’s supercharger network, as well as Hertz’s own charging infrastructure.
According to anonymous sources, it’s the single-largest purchase ever for electric vehicles, or EVs, and represents nearly $4.2 billion in income for Tesla. Unlike other car rental businesses, which generally demand steep discounts from automakers, Hertz appears to be paying close to list pricing due to the size of the order.
“How do we democratize access to electric vehicles? That’s a very important part of our strategy,” said Mark Fields, Hertz’s new chief executive officer. “Tesla is the only manufacturer that can produce EVs at scale.”
The electrified plan is Hertz’s first major push since emerging from bankruptcy in June, and it will eventually cover almost all of the company’s half-million cars and trucks worldwide. It also shows that Hertz’s new owners, Knighthead Capital Management and Certares Management, are serious about shaking up an industry dominated by a few huge firms that are notorious for being reluctant to change.
In premarket trading in New York, Tesla shares jumped as much as 4.8 %, pushing the automaker closer to a $1 trillion valuation. Hertz, which is now trading over the counter ahead of its relisting on the Nasdaq Stock Market, had little early activity.
Hertz may be able to prevent competitors from copying the tactic by securing such a large portion of Tesla’s production — the order is comparable to around 1/10th of what the automaker can now produce in a year. Hertz is also defying trends by paying full price for well-equipped automobiles rather than the standard base-model, significantly discounted sedans found on rental lots.
Hertz’s largest car and truck supplier in 2020 was General Motors Co., followed by Nissan Motor Co. and Ford Motor Co.
Teslas will appeal to rental consumers who desire a green choice or who want to check out a battery-powered vehicle due to their zero exhaust emissions. Tom Brady, the seven-time Super Bowl champion quarterback, has been approached by Hertz to star in commercials promoting the new Teslas. It also launched an EV website that offers free charging till the end of January.
Ford is turning to EVs as part of a commitment to renewable energy under Fields, who was CEO of Ford for over three years until May 2017. Teslas are also less expensive to maintain and refill than cars with internal combustion engines, and their resale value is often higher.
Along with the Tesla launch, Hertz is undergoing a broader transformation of its business centered on mobility and digitization. Expedited rental bookings on the Hertz app will be one part of that.


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The second Homs Great Shopping Festival (IMESA) opened in Al-Rawdah Tourist Cafe in Homs downtown on Saturday evening with the participation of 27 national companies for the production of various consumer and commercial products.
The exhibition includes food products, candies, drinks, cheese, juice, oils, various clothes, detergents, tissues, leather, accessories, cosmetics and other products of local companies from different Syrian governorates.
The festival, which will last until October 4, includes valuable offers, gifts and drawing lots to visitors throughout the festival,
A number of citizens expressed their satisfaction and admiration of the festival, which revives the commercial movement, supports economy and provides various goods that meet the Syrian family needs.
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Dick's Sporting Goods skirts Newtown gun promise
The chain vowed to stop selling rifles like the AR-15 after the killings. That apparently doesn't apply to its new chain.
The retailer is opening a new subsidiary chain of stores, Field & Stream, to challenge big outdoor retailers such as Bass Pro Shops and Cabela's. To celebrate, Dick's sidestepped the vow it made to stop selling "modern sporting rifles" -- the industry term for military-style semiautomatic arms like the AR-15 that Newtown killer Adam Lanza used. Instead, it's stocking its new shops with a bevy of AR-15s and other similar weapons, according to The Firearm Blog.
The Huffington Post confirmed that AR-15s and modular rifles are available for purchase at the new Field & Stream store in Cranberry Township, Pa., though Dick's spokespeople say the company is still halting sales of those weapons at its 511 Dick's-branded stores nationwide.
In other words, Dick's is technically holding to the promise it made in the statement it released after the Newtown shootings:
"Out of respect for the victims and their families, during this time of national mourning we have removed all guns from sale and from display in our store nearest to Newtown and suspended the sale of modern sporting rifles in all of our stores chainwide."
In defense of Dick's, a publicly traded business is still a business, after all, and the firearms business is booming. Though current gun owners still make up the vast majority of sales, the demographic makeup of multiple-gun owners has expanded since the Newtown massacre and the deadly shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colo., last summer.
Yet recent revelations by rival Cabela's suggest that while gun sales are still healthy, the boom is just about over. Background checks are still near record levels, but they're steadily decreasing after a federal gun bill died in the Senate and the nation's memory of recent shootings faded.
Admittedly, it's tough to open an outdoor sporting goods chain and not carry one of your biggest competitors' most popular items. With that in mind, even as Newtown's own citizens have mixed reactions to the killings in their town, finding loopholes around a promise to customers isn't exactly a strong business plan. If a company wants to sell AR-15 rifles, it should just say so.
I only shop at sporting goods stores that support the second amendment and offer firearms, reloading equipment, and other gun related equipment.
they said they would "suspend" sales, they never said it was to be permanent.
I thought Lanza did not use the AR-15, or am I wrong ?
I saw the grand opening........traffic backed up for miles here..........
Madmen should not dictate politics or affect what businesses sell.
Even Wall Mart now has AR 15's so Dicks had to follow suit
down here in Okeechobee FL
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Tesco has said it will cut 1,700 jobs in its superstores in a move to reduce the number of in-store manager.
The workers affected across the UK will be encouraged to stay within the business.
The roles of compliance manager and 'people manager' will be axed from its larger stores and fulfilment centres, reports the Mirror.
The role of customer experience manager, present in 226 stores, will also be removed, giving line managers more direct accountability for customer service, in line with all other Tesco stores, a spokesperson said.
The changes will affect 1,700 people who will be supported to find alternative roles within the business, Tesco said.
As a result of these changes, Tesco says 900 new roles with broader remits will be created working across multiple sites throughout distribution, stores and fulfilment.
Matt Davies, Tesco UK and ROI CEO, said:"These changes remove complexity and will deliver a simpler, more helpful experience for colleagues and customers.
"We recognise these are difficult changes to make but they are necessary to ensure our business remains competitive and set up for the future.
“Our priority now is to support affected colleagues through these changes in any way we can. We hope to retain as many colleagues as possible in the new roles we have created and in the vacancies we currently have available.”
The removal of the people manager role will affect 757 large stores. There are compliance managers affected at 667 large stores.
During his time as chief executive, Dave Lewis has ordered more than 10,000 job cuts spanning head office, supermarkets and overseas operations.
In April 2017, it said that 3,000 jobs would be lost after 24-hour opening was dropped at 69 stores.
In the summer, it was confirmed that 1,200 jobs would be lost at its Welwyn Garden City and Hatfield offices.


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Google introduced Google TV at Google I/O May 20, capping months of speculation about the service.
Here is the gist: Google TV marries Web and television programming access, allowing users to access Web content while watching TV, or switching back and forth seamlessly between the two.
Android is the underlying operating system for the service, which comprises Intel Atom chip-powered Sony TVs and Logitech companion boxes. Users will access Web apps through Google Chrome browser. Best Buy will sell the devices in the fall.
Tim Bray, a developer evangelist for Android at Google, ran this nice little Q&A on the emerging service with Google TV Technical Director Vincent Dureau, who began working on TV ads for Google after joining the company from Direct TV four years ago.
Dureau was on stage yesterday for the Google TV demo, but left most of the presentation to product lead Rishi Chandra, who just discussed the future of Google Wave and HTML5 with me less than a year ago. Funny how time flies and things change.
In any event, Bray asked the pertinent question: Why do we need Google TV?
“Even two years ago you would have said that telephones are mostly for making calls, maybe for e-mail and texting. Today, we know that phones can actually do a whole lot more. In the same way, people say that TV is just for watching TV. But, like the phone can be used for more than making calls, we believe that TV can be used for more than just video. Also, there’s not enough shelf space for the stuff on TV–not even with online channel guides and your PVR access and your racks full of disks. The shelf space should be as big as the Web.“
So Google TV is designed to stretch the limits of TV from being the idiot box to include better Web-enabled software and programming than exists on today’s IPTV services. Now it’s a smarter box with information-gathering Web apps.
Google TV is designed to make the ultimate content consumption screen a window for the Web. Not said: And we will advertise the living hell out of it.
Developers, Dureau said, can tap this opportunity to build new, meaningful applications, or even silly games, if they choose. Ultimately, it’s another way to get users to interface with content.
He also said the SDK, which isn’t slated until after the Sony TVs appear later this year, will provide TV-specific features, “like being smart about screen sizes, changing channels, embedding video streams, mashing up live TV and what’s on the PVR and what’s on the Web.”
Meanwhile, he said users can expect Listen, Netflix and Amazon Video On Demand to join the Google TV party.
I wonder. Note that of all the partners Google trooped up on stage, other than satellite TV provider Dish, there was no cable or IPTV provider in sight.
No representatives from Verizon FIOS, AT&T U-Verse or Comcast. No reps from TV content providers TBS, TNT or Discovery.
Will they get on board? And, as one analyst told me in a story I will feature on eWEEK this weekend, why is the SDK coming months after the Sony TVs and products launch? That doesn’t make sense for development purposes.
Dureau’s vision is grand and the promise is great, but the road to Web-TV matrimony is paved with bitter divorcees and widows. Can Google succeed where Apple and Microsoft failed?


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If you’re a fan of basketball video games, yesterday must have felt like Christmas as plenty of news dropped that should get people hyped for the upcoming season. First up was EA Sports announcing that Damian Lillard will be the cover athlete of NBA Live 15, their latest attempt to revive the moribund franchise. It’s been nearly a decade and two generations of video game consoles since Live has been any good, but we still hold out hope that they can get it together and compete against the sales and critical juggernaut that is the NBA 2K franchise.
And leave it to 2K to steal EA Sports’ shine by dropping a new trailer for NBA 2K15. So much for momentum, EA Sports…
NBA 2K is the undisputed king of basketball video games that has enjoyed nearly a decade of dominance including a run of NBA champions and MVPs becoming cover athletes and having enough juice to get Michael Jordan and the rest of the Dream Team to return to video games. And now Kevin Durant takes center stage in his first solo cover
because NBA Elite doesn’t count. If previous cover athletes are any indication, we could see a Durant career retrospective up to this point. The question is, will he be wearing Nikes or Under Armours during those modes when the game ships just prior to the season starting next month.
In this special look at the sneakers in the NBA 2K15 “Yakkem” we try and break down every sneaker that got prominent airtime during the trailer. There’s plenty to look forward and in one player’s case in particular, you can tell the producers were having way too much fun with this game.(...)
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The biggest sneaker story of the summer could be getting a conclusion soon as ESPN’s Darren Rovell is reporting that Under Armour has finally made an official offer to “restricted” (more on that later) sneaker free agent Kevin Durant and that Nike has been informed of said offer. According to the report, the deal is worth somewhere between $265 and $285 million dollars for 10 years and includes some unique incentives such as stock options and a community center that will be built in Durant’s mother’s name.
Now here’s the catch that we previously did not know about the situation: Nike has the right to match any deal KD gets. Basically, Durant is in same position as NBA players like Chandler Parsons who “sign” offer sheets with other teams with the knowledge that their current team has the right to match that offer. Now whether or not Nike would have to give Durant the same incentives that UA seems to be willing to give is unknown, but considering their own offer was in the $20 million range (and then there’s the royalties and the eventual retro line in the future assuming he doesn’t pull a Deion and a whole lot of other factors), the total money might be more palatable to Nike than the mammoth $325 million offer that was originally being reported.
Rovell also reports that even if Nike doesn’t match the exact offer, KD can still come running back to Nike if he so chooses. So sneakerheads, it’s up to Nike now and whether or not they want to sacrifice years of building up a brand like Kevin Durant and see him walk on over to Under Armour and be treated like a homecoming hero. What do you think Nike should do? Some people say he’s worth it, while others are not so inclined to agree. Let us know what you think in the comments below and follow the KD saga from the beginning to today…
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Where can I top-up my British Gas pre-pay meter now? Changes mean fewer terminals to buy energy from while minimum amount rises substantially
- Change to Payzone terminals means there are 15,000 fewer top up locations
- Minimum payments have increased from £1 to £5
- Customers can switch to another supplier and get a cheaper deal
British Gas customers with a pre-pay meter will have 15,000 fewer locations to choose from when topping up from 1 January 2020, affecting thousands of people nationwide.
Customers must now top up at Payzone terminals across the country, of which there are 13,000, as opposed to the Paypoint stations that were previously used, of which the network consists of a far larger 28,000.
Households will now also only be able to spend a minimum of £5 when topping up their card as opposed to the previous limit of £1.
This will no doubt come as a massive blow to those struggling to keep on top of bills and rely on being able to top up just a few pounds at a time.
British Gas customers on prepayment plans now have 15,000 less locations to top up at
From next year, prepayment customers can top up in person at 11,500 local Post Offices - as they can now - or 13,000 Payzone locations.
They can also top-up online if they have or can get smart prepayment meters installed.
These let customers top up online, via a mobile app or over the phone although they will still need to top up a minimum of £5.
The Post Office says that nationally 94 per cent of the population live within one mile of a Post Office or Payzone outlet and says Payzone is working with British Gas to fill in any gaps in areas where a Payzone outlet could operate.
Although British Gas haven't revealed how many pre-payment customers they have, there are currently 4.3million pre-payment customers in total in the UK, according to Ofgem.
Customers with these meters are able to top up their energy as and when needed, without paying a monthly fee.
Many of these people are on a low income, are in debt to their energy supplier or need a short term service, meaning the changes are likely to affect the most vulnerable in society.
Rik Smith, energy expert at uSwitch, said: 'This is bad news, and yet again unfairly penalises customers on prepayment meters, which is the most expensive way of paying for energy.
'The increased minimum top up will likely put pressure on those facing the daily struggle of choosing between putting the heating on this winter or feeding themselves and their family.
'With the £1 minimum being made available only to online and app users, those without internet access will be forced to commit to the £5 minimum in the Post Office or newsagent - leaving people in need in a very rigid arrangement.
'While pre-pay can be used as a way to manage daily spending, the rate energy customers pay on a prepaid tariff is generally far higher than those paying on both a standard credit meter, or a fixed rate.
'Anyone affected by this move who thinks they won't be able to afford a minimum £5 top up should look to see if other suppliers can offer them a cheaper prepayment tariff.
'Households with pre-payment meters who are in debt can switch supplier provided the amount they owe is less than £500.'
A British Gas spokesman said: 'It is vital that our customers are able to access this important service and we are working closely with PayZone to ensure that we meet the demands of our customers.
'We have undertaken an analysis of the areas impacted by the change and PayZone has committed to work with British Gas to increase its reach in areas where we foresee we will need additional services.
'We are also working with Citizens Advice to help address any uncertainty regarding the new service and clarify any questions consumers may have.'
Those looking for where their nearest Payzone terminal can check here.
Pre-payment customers have taken to social media to express their frustration at the Big Six supplier's recent decision:
This user said that she knows of families who are unable to top up larger amounts at a time
Another Twitter user said that the increase suggests that British Gas 'hates poor people'
One user said she was very angry with British Gas' decision to increase the minimum payment
Can you get a better deal?
British Gas' prepayment 'Safeguard' tariff costs on average £1,216.04 per year, which is a fraction under the prepayment price cap limit of £1,217.
However, households could save money by switching to a different supplier for their pre-payment tariff.
The cheapest current prepayment tariff is with Bulb on their 'Vari-Fair' tariff costing on average £1,025.22 a year – a difference of £171.55.
Bulb was vocal earlier in the year about prepayment costs, stating that millions of households are paying too much for their energy when they have a pre-pay meter.
The number of homes requiring a pre-pay meter installed under warrant by court to recover debt went up from 81,000 to 84,000.
Other top tariffs include Nabuh Energy with their SMART PAYG Lizzy Tariff, fixed for 12 months, which costs an average of £1,035.76.
As mentioned above, you'll need to be less than £500 in debt with your supplier in order to switch.
Where possible, getting off a pre-pay meter can pay dividends.
The cheapest fixed deal on the market at the moment is Utility Point's Just Up 19 Wk49 Direct v3 tariff which costs £822 a year on average - £203.22 than the cheapest prepayment deal and £394.04 cheaper than British Gas' prepayment tariff.
|Supplier||Tariff||Average yearly cost|
|Nabuh Energy||SMART PAYG Lizzy Tariff (12 Month Fixed)||£1,035.76|
|Nabuh Energy||Lizzy Tariff (12 Month Fixed)||£1,035.76|
|Roar Power||Roar Power Prepayment||£1,159.65|
|SSE Southern Electric||Standard PAYGO SMETS2||£1,160.83|
|Orbit Energy||Pay As You Go||£1,164.03|
|E||1 Year Reward (Winter 19)||£1,185.52|
|Robin Hood Energy||Robin Hood Energy Evergreen||£1,190.36|
|Source: Switchd (correct as of 18 December 2019)|
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Amazon US expands Prime grocery delivery, pickup from Whole Foods
Amazon, Thursday, Oct 11, 2018
Amazon’s Prime Now grocery home delivery and curbside pickup service has launched at more Whole Foods Market stores. With the expansion, 53 metropolitan markets now offer the delivery service, which brings online grocery orders to consumers’ doors in an hour. Prime Now grocery pickup, meanwhile, has expanded to Whole Foods stores in eight cities.


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MARBLEHEAD, Mass., Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- For football fans attending this year's big game on Sunday, staying warm will be top of mind along with cheering for their favorite teams. In light of the forecasts for cold to frigid temperatures, dre
MARBLEHEAD, Mass., Jan. 29, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- For football fans attending this year's big game on Sunday, staying warm will be top of mind along with cheering for their favorite teams. In light of the forecasts for cold to frigid temperatures, dressing properly from head to toe will be key for the sports enthusiasts that will spend hours outside on game day.
"Staying warm in wet conditions is key to staying comfortable, especially in a big, drafty open stadium," said David Newey, global marketing manager, PrimaLoft (www.primaloft.com), world leader in comfort solutions and high-performance insulations. "Apparel technology is far more advanced now, providing consumers with a wide range of options for staying warm. One thing is for sure; you no longer have to sport bulky layers to survive Mother Nature's worst winter offerings. Keeping your head, hands and feet warm is equally important."
adidas Outdoor offers apparel and footwear featuring the most advanced PrimaLoft insulation and GORE-TEX waterproof breathable technology for surviving the cold and damp conditions. Offerings by adidas include: the Terrex Icefeather Jacket with the new GORE-TEX Pro, the Men's Holtanna II CP boots, the Women's Choleah Laceup with PrimaLoft and the Men's and Women's Terrex Ndosphere PrimaLoft hoodie, an ideal layering piece.
"The great thing about today's outdoor apparel is that it combines performance and fashion," said Greg Thomsen, managing director for adidas Outdoor, US. "You will see more bright colors, unusual fabrics and a definite street style - all without sacrificing warmth and function."
Consumers will also realize the benefits from apparel body mapping that incorporates different zones of heat and moisture release based on gender, body type and weather conditions.
"Having the right apparel and accessories from head to toe can make all the difference in the world," said Tom Boyle, associate at W.L. Gore & Associates. "In light of the cold and the possible stormy weather that is being predicted, football fans will not only need protection from the wind, but also from wet snow. They want to focus on the game, not the weather."
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Tam recently announced a new role as chairman of the Winsan Group Investment Joint Stock Company, which will function as a financial investment company for small and medium enterprises (SMEs).
Winsan is like a ‘power pump’ for businesses that have great potential for scaling but lack financial resources and management experience, he said.
Unlike the model launched by Asanzo last year with a focus on electronics and hardware startups, Winsan expands the portfolio to other areas including dentistry, consumables and food and beverages.
In addition to funding, the group will also support SMEs to recruit talented employees and leading experts for senior positions, facilitating breakthroughs and reducing the failure rate in a competitive market.
Tam said that Winsan was a step towards expanding the ecosystem out of household electronics. The name Winsan is inspired by the term win-win concept in modern business, hoping to bring victory for both sides when cooperating, he explained.
The company’s initial capital is estimated at VND1 trillion ($43 million), 70 percent of which will be invested in technology – electronics businesses.
In the first phase, we will select SMEs with products serving the majority of average consumers, low-income employees. This tight criterion will help optimize capital investments, Tam said.
Industrial real estate and logistics are also important investment portfolios that Winsan will promote in the near future, he added.
E-commerce presents great opportunities amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, creating added momentum for industrial real estate and logistics to meet the need to lease factories and warehouses. The shift by multinationals to produce in Vietnam is another positive sign, he said.
The Asanzo founder said that he’d been covering the investment group model for about three years as he witnessed the increase in business efficiency when empowering young directors to manage production.
Many of these people are trained abroad in corporate governance of developed industries with the capacity to formulate medium and long-term strategies. In addition to capable personnel, market data analysis helps accurately forecast business situations, reduce inventory lines and cut costs while ensuring proactive supply of goods corresponding to market demand.
At first traditional distributors complained about challenging import regulations when applying new quality and processes. But after a while, they found that these adjustments bring positive effects. The goods is shipped quickly and meet customers’ taste, creating satisfaction on both sides, Tam said.
Tam also appreciated young talents when interacting with them through start-up projects, like the Startup Viet competition organized by VnExpress, which urged him to establish this investment model instead of concentrating on just one enterprise.
Tam also aims to draw in foreign partners who have worked with Asanzo for several years, thereby creating a large-scale investment fund, accessing and supporting a variety of business models.
With a strong capital base, we will enhance the search for suitable products with local elements, understanding local consumers, then create new brands that make a real mark on the market.


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Lukashenko, Putin discussed North-South transport corridor construction
The presidents of Belarus and Russia, Aleksandr Lukashenko and Vladimir Putin, had a telephone conversation on the evening of March 17th, discussing prospects of constructing the North–South transport corridor that will pass through Russia, Azerbaijan and Iran, BelTA reports
The relevant topic was also raised during Aleksandr Lukashenko’s official visit to Iran on March 12th-13th. Belarus intends to participate jointly with Iran and Russia in the development of the named transport corridor.
"The Iranian side needs to build about 180km of railway. It has already actively started this work to complete the North–South railway corridor in the direction of the port of Bandar Abbas. This is important for us as well, since – when talking about the transportation to Iran – we also mean the transit to the countries of the far arc through Iran. This corridor is very important, and we have agreed to develop it together," Belarus’ Transport and Communications Minister, Aleksei Avramenko, said.
After the negotiations between the presidents of Belarus and Iran, a protocol on amendments to the intergovernmental agreement on international automobile relations as of February 4th, 1998 was signed. "This means that Belarusian and Iranian carriers can freely exercise bilateral transportation," Mr. Avramenko explained.
In addition, on March 17th, a working meeting was held between the Belarusian Railway’s Head Vladimir Morozov and Sergei Almeev who heads the Russian Railways’ branch, Privolzhskaya (Volga) Railway. The parties discussed co-operation in the field of cargo transportation along the North–South international transport corridor. It was noted that the demand for cargo transportation in this direction is annually increasing. The volumes of transported goods are growing – both along the land route of the North–South corridor and using the Caspian Sea port infrastructure. New efficient transport and logistics schemes and transportation conditions are also being worked out. In this regard, the railway and port infrastructure development was discussed, in addition to further prospects for the organisation of transportation of Belarusian export products within the framework of the international North-South transport corridor in the context of the formation by Belarusian cargo owners of new transport and logistics schemes for cargo transportation.


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SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., Sept. 20, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sparkle Coin, Inc., designed to be the most transactable cryptocurrency available, is launching its initial coin offering (ICO) at 1 p.m. PDT September 20 and running through October 20, 2017 with coins beginning at $5. A LIVE STREAMING event will start at 12 p.m. PDT at TechCrunch SF.
CHICAGO, Ill., Sept. 6, 2017 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- Sparkle Coin, Inc. today introduced its eponymous cryptocurrency, the first of its kind backed by diamonds, as the initial step toward the company's goal of creating more efficient global economic growth to promote societal advancement by developing a platform that brings cryptocurrencies into the mainstream business and consumer markets. Sparkle Coin is a hybrid cryptocurrency possessing the best qualities of both PoW (Proof of Work) and PoS (Proof of Stake).


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Micromax launches 3D smartphone Canvas 3D A115 at Rs 9,999
The Canvas 3D is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. It has a 5-inch touchscreen and runs Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).
New Delhi: Strengthening its Canvas series, Micromax has announced the launch of its first 3D smartphone - Canvas 3D (A115). Users do not require 3D glasses to view the content in 3D, thereby giving the user a hassle-free rich 3D experience.
Priced at Rs 9,999, the Canvas 3D is powered by a 1GHz dual-core processor. It has a 5-inch touchscreen and runs Android 4.1.2 (Jelly Bean).
The phone comes packed with a 2000 mAh battery and is claimed to provide a talktime of up to 4.5 hours. The phone has a 5 megapixel rear camera with auto focus and a 0.3 megapixel front camera. The phone allows users to convert the regular pictures into the 3D picture format.
With an expandable memory of 32 GB, the phone supports Bluetooth 4.0 and Wi-Fi. The phone comes with 'Micromax 3D Space' giving users access to 3D videos, and pre-loaded 3D games.
The Canvas 3D will be available across all leading retail outlets in India from the first week of May, 2013.


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Vodafone Hutchison Australia has accused Telstra of pocketing $1.4 billion over the past nine years by not passing on reductions in mobile termination fees.
The No.3 mobile carrier alleged Telstra has been the main beneficiary of regulated price reductions of the mobile termination access service (MTAS) between 2004 and now.
MTAS is the wholesale agreement that telcos offer each other to connect calls between different networks.
It is currently up for review. A consistent issue raised by respondents in the review process is mobile termination fee reductions aren't being passed through to users of mobile-to-mobile and fixed-to-mobile voice services.
VHA is the only carrier or industry body to attempt to put a price on the lack of pass-through.
Its $1.4 billion calculation relates only to the cost of terminating fixed-to-mobile voice calls. It does not take into account any lack of pass-through of cost reductions when terminating calls between mobile networks.
VHA said the figure came from its own analysis of Telstra's publicly-disclosed FTM [fixed-to-mobile] data that it reports to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).
"Input costs for [fixed-to-mobile] service providers have decreased as the [mobile termination] price has decreased," VHA said in a submission (pdf).
"However, Telstra has, in real terms, failed to decrease the price of its [fixed-to-mobile] services.
"This has meant that the main beneficiaries of reductions in [mobile termination fees] have not been consumers but rather the dominant fixed network operator".
VHA argued that Telstra clearly "has the ability to pass on more benefits to its customers".
It implored the ACCC to intervene, potentially by addressing the problem "at its source by imposing a requirement on [mobile network operators], and particularly Telstra, to pass-through reductions in the [mobile termination] price to customers of fixed-line services".
A Telstra spokesperson told iTnews that VHA's claims were "incorrect".
"The ACCC's own analysis shows price reductions are being passed through and consumers have paid less for fixed-to-mobile calls each year for the past five years," the spokesperson said.
"There is strong support across the telecommunications industry for the redeclaration of the MTAS and we are confident the ACCC will be finalising this review on a factual basis."
Optus is also backing reforms, but again only for fixed-to-mobile services.
"Optus considers that the reduction in the [mobile termination fees] has continued to allow Telstra to receive a significant windfall gain," it said. (pdf)
"Instead of passing on the reduction to consumers by lowering [fixed-to-mobile] prices, there is the potential that Telstra has kept most of the benefit."
The Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) suggested a broader-brush approach to tackling pass-through, in the belief that it affects more people than those who call mobile numbers from their fixed phones.
ACCAN cited ACCC data that the "real average price for mobile services during 2011-12" fell by just one percent, "despite a three cents per minute or 33 percent drop in [regulated wholesale mobile termination fees] over the same period".
"As a result of such a large drop in wholesale pricing we would have expected to see increased competition on retail pricing and pass-through to consumers," ACCAN said. (pdf)
"It is possible that it will take time for wholesale price reductions to work their way through to retail pricing.
"Without pre‐empting the next phase of MTAS, in developing its pricing principles we would be encouraged to see ACCC modelling that pass-through was in fact occurring.
"Failing this, we would like to see some explanation from industry as to why the price reduction is being absorbed."
It wants to see similar action from the ACCC on pass-through for fixed-to-mobile callers.
"We would be encouraged to see greater modelling of the impact of MTAS on competitive retail pricing for fixed-to-mobile calls in future deliberations."
The Competitive Carriers Coalition added its weight to calls for action.
"The CCC would ... like to take the opportunity to contest recent suggestions from the [ACCC] that reductions in regulated termination charges have been passed through to retail prices," it said. (pdf)
That suggestion by the ACCC is contained briefly in a discussion paper (pdf) released in May that sparked the current review and industry submissions.


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Apple CEO Cook gets zinged by Judge Gonzalez Rogers while on the stand
Cook said that considering the number of submitted apps that are rejected by Apple, “friction” with app developers is always occurring and that this friction is actually good for users because it makes them feel that the apps they install are “safe and trusted.” Judge Gonzalez Rogers responded by saying to Apple’s top executive that it “doesn’t seem you feel pressure or competition to change the manner in which you act to address concerns of developers.” ZING!
Apple reportedly took in $100 million from Fortnite over a 30 month period
Epic instigated the lawsuit after Apple removed Epic from the App Store last year. In the developer’s online store, it promoted its own in-app purchasing platform allowing Epic to bypass Apple’s own platform which takes as much as a 30% cut of revenue generated in-app. Epic’s actions violated Apple’s rules leading to the suit.
Like Apple, Google also collects as much as 30% of the price of an in-app purchase made through the Google Play Store. Because Android users are allowed to sideload apps from third-party app stores (which iOS users are not allowed to do), the Play Store is not considered anticompetitive like the App Store is.


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Wild Turkey Continues Fight for “Give ‘Em The Bird”
You may recall we reported back in June that Skyy Spirits' Wild Turkey and Jim Beam Brand's Old Crow Reserve are embroiled in litigation involving claims of trademark infringement over the term "Give 'Em The Bird." Wild Turkey is currently using the phrase in a national advertising campaign and claims that consumers have long associated "The Bird" with Wild Turkey. Jim Beam, meanwhile, was granted a trademark for the term in June, which it has been using for Old Crow Reserve since 2010.
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Delivery workers are finding thank-you notes and gifts on shoppers’ doorsteps
It’s the most hectic season of the year for delivery drivers. If you think you’re busy with getting all the shopping done, think of the men and women putting in hundreds of hours (and miles) delivering those gifts!
The United States Postal Service estimated it will deliver about 15 billion pieces of mail and 900 million packages between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day. Meanwhile, FedEx and UPS deliver more than a billion packages combined over the holiday season.
It can be easy for these hardworking “Santa’s Helpers” to feel a little lost in the holiday shuffle. But grateful customers are showing their appreciation in the nicest ways: by preparing snacks, thank-you cards and other gifts and leaving them for the busy delivery workers.
The unexpected gifts of holiday cheer are surprising and delighting the workers who find them. “I was surprised that someone actually cares about the people who deliver their packages,” Amazon delivery driver Amy Soria told Business Insider.
But many online shoppers recognize that delivery drivers have a tougher job around the holidays. So, it seems fitting to share a little holiday cheer with those who bring gifts to their doorsteps.
“Anyone else absolutely wearing their delivery drivers out this week?” posted Twitter user BeverlySextonParrish. “I know I am, so I’m trying to say thanks in a small way with some goodies in a basket on the porch. Snacks make everything better!”
Anyone one else absolutely wearing their delivery drivers out this week? I know I am, so I’m trying to say thanks in a small way with some goodies in a basket on the porch. Snacks make everything better!#christmasdeliveries @uspostalservice @fedex @ups #littlethings #sayingthanks pic.twitter.com/lCaInUpZxt
— beverlysaid (@beverlysaid) December 17, 2018
And those snacks keep the drivers going when they are tight on time.
“We are working at a steady pace and often don’t take time to stop for a break,” said Laura Benamor, who joins her husband on his Amazon Flex delivery routes. “So when we came upon those peanut-butter crackers and candy, it was a nice surprise.”
Customers and delivery drivers are sharing pictures of the gift baskets and boxes all over social media. Instagram user ashsamazingbags posted her thank-you gift for the drivers who make it possible for her to shop from home.
Lirabyrd on Instagram included chips, protein bars and fruit snacks in her delivery drivers’ thank-you box.
What a sweet way to spread a little love this holiday season!


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Companies compete on cheap meds
Last July, Wal-Mart launched a $4 prescription drug plan, offering a month's supply of about 140 generic medications for the cost of a Happy Meal. According to the company, "The medicines represented are used to treat and manage conditions including allergies, cholesterol, high blood pressure and diabetes. Some antibiotics, antidepressants, antipsychotics and prescription vitamins are also included."
Wal-Mart's competitors quickly responded. Target matched the $4 cost. Struggling retailer Kmart priced a number of generics at $15 for a 90-day supply. A spokesman for the Florida chapter of the left-leaning Public Interest Research Group (PIRG) conceded that such competition is good for the state's seniors. "Whatever their intentions are," he told Florida's Herald Tribune, "if they can somehow offer cheaper prescription drugs and drive others to do the same, that would be great—particularly for the uninsured, who really face a huge obstacle in prescription drug costs."
A year after Wal-Mart initiated the $4 program, Publix, a Florida-based supermarket chain, bested the deal. In August, Publix CEO Charlie Jenkins Jr., with Florida's Republican Gov. Charlie Crist in tow, announced that the company's pharmacies would offer seven common antibiotics, which it says account for more than half of the generic pediatric prescriptions filled at the store, for free. At all of the company's 684 pharmacies, customers can walk out with a 14-day supply of common oral antibiotics such as amoxicillin at no charge and with no requirement to buy other products.
At Publix's press conference, Crist praised the decision, noting that the private sector's involvement in making drugs affordable to low-income families and the uninsured was "a great trend." Indeed it is. As BusinessWeek recently wrote, the Wal-Mart–initiated price war has "brought transparency to the retail drug arena. Until recently, when a drug's patent expired, pharmacies would charge as much as they liked for the generic version."
In some states, the race to offer ever-cheaper generics is facing entrenched resistance in the form of anti–predatory pricing laws. Wisconsin's Depression-era Unfair Sales Act, for example, mandates a minimum markup on the wholesale price of products, and 12 other states have similar laws against loss leaders.


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DSWD to distribute food boxes to Boracay residents
By Karen Bermejo
BORACAY ISLAND, Aklan (Philippines News Agency) — The Department of Social Welfare and Development in Western Visayas (DSWD-6) will be distributing some 12,000 to 15,000 food boxes to residents of Boracay Island affected by the closure starting this Thursday.
Instead of plastic, the food items from DSWD Central Office will be in boxes to ensure that it will be delivered safely and to preserve its quality, said Lisa Camacho, regional action officer of the DSWD 6.
Camacho, in an interview Wednesday, said this is to avoid contamination of goods, similar to what happened during the distribution of food packs last June due to problems in hauling. “We do not want to the same thing to happen,” she said.
Camacho said the DSWD targets to cover about 11,000 households that were administered with disaster assistance-family assistance card in the three barangays of the island.
The food boxes contain at least six kilos of rice, assorted canned goods, and other food items.
“Majority of the rice were also vacuumed packed,” she added.
The schedule of distribution will start on August 9 in Barangay Yapak and on August 10 and 11 in Balabag and Manocmanoc, respectively. “The distribution in every barangay will also be scheduled per sitio,” Camacho added.
Camacho said the distribution of the food packs will be continuously done until all households had been covered.
Meanwhile, the DSWD 6 has already turned over the administration of assistance for an individual in crisis situation to the Local Government Unit of Malay since July 30.
“Those who want to avail financial aid in the form of transportation, medical, education and burial assistance can go to Eurotel Boracay,” Camacho said.
From April 23 to July 29, the DSWD 6 has released a total of PHP41.2 million financial aid as transportation, medical, education and burial assistance to 16,998 clients. (PNA)


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A judge in Cleveland has ordered new trials for three men convicted of a 1995 slaying because of what she says was “malicious suppression of evidence” by an assistant prosecutor.
Ohioans could see hike in phone bills
Phone rates for many Ohioans could go up by as much as $15 a year after a decision from state regulators. Companies can raise prices by 20 percent over current rates, but must phase in those increases if they are approved. Consumer advocates note the initial proposal could have hiked phone rates much as 20 percent a year with no phase in.


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Dr Oz: Plus-Sized Models On A Mission
Dr Oz pointed out that the fashion industry has been criticized for a long time for perpetuating an unhealthy quest for perfection. But there is a group of women who are passionate about changing that. Robyn Lawley was in 2015’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Edition, and she’s a size 12, although you’d never guess by looking at the pictures of her.
Plus-sized models Inga Eiriksdottir, Ashley Graham, Julie Henderson, Danielle Redman, and Marquita Pring came together to change the way the fashion industry defines beauty. They call themselves Alda, which is the Icelandic word for wave and they’re hoping to encourage and inspire women of all shapes and sizes to accept and celebrate their bodies. They want there to be a market for all body types in the fashion industry.
Dr Oz: Changing Fashion Industry Standards
Dr Oz welcomed Inga, Julie, Danielle, and Marquita to the show, and pointed out that he was actually shocked that they were considered plus-sized. Marquita said part of what Alda is trying to accomplish is to do away with the labels in the industry. She said they are models and they want to represent women and promote a healthy lifestyle. Inga shared that when you’re over a size 8 in the fashion industry, you’re plus-sized, but the average woman in America is a size 14.
Inga then shared that the number on the scale is not an accurate measure of health. She said you can be healthy at a size 16 or a size 2. She used to model at a size 4 but struggled because it wasn’t natural for her body. She loves playing tennis, but was asked not to play because she would get “too strong” or “too muscular” and not fit the right size. She is now modeling at a bigger size, while playing tennis and teaching yoga.
Dr Oz #BeautyBeyondSize: Encourage Diversity
Dr Oz shared that his daughter Daphne was told that she had “big cells” because she just naturally struggles to be smaller. Dr Oz then talked to a woman in the audience who shared she was always larger growing up, but she really wants to be a plus-sized model. She said she didn’t have women like the ones in Alda to inspire her.
The models shared that they found ways to get inspiration. They suggested she start every day doing something for herself and appreciating what she has. Then, find a group of girls that support you and make you feel good about yourself. Also, never compare yourself to anyone else, because social media can make that comparison very hard.
The models said they want to inspire change, because even as a group, they all look different. The models said to use your voice and encourage companies and magazines to be more diverse. Alda uses the hashtag #beautybeyondsize. How do you feel about what the models are doing?


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Kammac saw its pre-tax profit more than double last year after a strategic move to increase its warehouse capacity drove up volumes in the pharmaceutical sector. The family firm, which specialises in supply chain management services, operates from depots in Burton, Knowsley, Manchester, Worksop and its Skelmersdale headquarters near Liverpool. According to its latest annual results to 31 December 2019, the Skelmersdale-based haulage and warehousing firm saw a leap in turnover to £29m (2018: £22.1m) whilst pre-tax profit jumped to […]
Transportation technology firm C H Robinson has teamed up with Budweiser Brewing Group in the UK and haulier Finejas Group to deliver disinfectant to help protect key workers from Covid-19.
East Midlands-based Carlton Forest 3PL has concluded Q1 of 2021 by topping one million sq ft in warehouse space.
Creditors seldom get back all of the money owed to them when a company becomes insolvent, but you don’t have to take things lying down.


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recently online marketing new team and co-founder of Ranky.co CEO Yoav Vilner published an article, introduced in 2014 in the field of search engine optimization 3 trends, the article is as follows:
in the past few years, SEO has been the basic search engine optimization from a commendatory terms become a derogatory term. At first, SEO was only related to the new technology of the network, and now the impression is that all kinds of spam. So in this field there are always some new words, to cover up the original problem, to bring better new concept SEO. For example, more and more people began to use growth hacking (technology and marketing integration model) similar words.
, such as inbound marketing set off marketing (let customers find their own door) this concept has been more than SEO in 2013. A survey earlier said about inbound marketing LinkedIn the number of jobs in the past year, growth of 210%, the number of jobs in related SEO also increased by 170%, but compared to the former or less.
in any case, there is a fact that there is no denying that the marketing strategy to keep the search engine and users at the same time. The only change in these years is to adjust the proportion between the two. When Google has just appeared, most people only ask 90% of search engine friendly, to leave 10% of the energy users on the line; but now for the user to input energy of 70%, the rest of the attention in the search engine.
and the following three actions need to be concerned about, in 2014 these will be the main trend of SEO.
1 fully analyze your link
first of all, in all the factors that can affect your ranking in the search engine, the most important thing is the quality of backlink. Because of this, Google Corporation has a large team, is responsible for this direction, the continuous upgrading of the ranking algorithm.
in a long period of time, many people even have to question link technology processing is not good, the use of some tools, but the right way, the result has been receiving a lot of spam, and will lead to a huge decline in traffic to the site.
and people don’t realize that it’s easy for your competitors to take advantage of some tools to ruin your Google page ranking. Only $5 online, you can find a lot of such tools and services. And if your competitors are willing to spend $200 or $2000 to do this, then your site is basically finished.
my personal habit is to use the free OpenSiteExplorer>


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02/04/2014, For those unfamiliar, Foursquare is an app/service that allows users to check-in to various locations, leave reviews, and collect badges. The service is integrated into other apps, such as Instagram where it is used to retrieve locations, although recently it looks like Microsoft and Foursquare have managed to negotiate a deal in which both companies have entered into a data licensing partnership. The deal is said to have cost Microsoft […]
01/30/2014, Foursquare might be one of the most widely used services around the world that people use to find great places to dine at, but it has never been a service that has allowed users to place orders for delivery, until today. Foursquare has just announced that GrubHub Seamless has now been integrated, therefore users can now find over 20,000 restaurants in hundreds of cities across the country, and they can also […]
12/05/2013, If you’re one of those people who like “checking-in” to every location they go to, then you probably are a Foursquare user. The service has been around for quite some time now, and it contributed a lot to the trend of checking-in to places. Back when Apple released iOS 7 in September, Foursquare released an updated app so that its visuals could better compliment those of Apple’s newest mobile OS […]
10/14/2013, Ads are a vital source of revenue of online companies and services. We recently saw Pinterest announce its own ad offering; such endeavors allow these companies and services to be sustainable and grow more in the future. Foursquare has jumped into the fray too, today it announced the launch of Foursquare Ads, a self-serve tools that business owners can use to propel their businesses in front of people who’re nearby, […]
10/09/2013, Foursquare has announced today that it is rolling out updated versions of its apps for Android and iOS that bring an updated look and feel as well as a simple feed which shows users what’s most relevant nearby. A major feature that the update brings, particularly for iPhone, is real time recommendations. The feature has already been available for select people on Android, and it is being rolled out to a “small […]
08/29/2013, With Facebook offering their own “check in” feature, and with Google adding Waze to Google Maps, Microsoft seems to be lagging behind somewhat. However according to a report from Bloomberg, perhaps Microsoft won’t be lagging behind for too long as the Redmond company is reportedly looking to purchase a stake in Foursquare. It does not appear to be a full on acquisition, but it is unknown as to how big […]
08/28/2013, When it comes to social networking apps, you could say that one of the most famous among them would be Foursquare, but that is also not to say that it is the most popular. Having already appeared on Windows Phone 8, here we are with word that it has finally made its way to the Windows 8 platform, which means Foursquare can now run on the Windows 8 PC and […]
06/27/2013, The native Windows 8/RT app for Foursquare has been announced.
06/25/2013, Foursquare now allows you to check your friends in automatically.
06/13/2013, Foursquare launched a web app that can visualize all of your check-ins and even predict where you'll check-in next.
05/22/2013, Foursquare has released new updates for iOS and Android apps, which greatly improves the app's local search capabilities.
05/21/2013, One of the ways Nokia has managed to convince customers to come aboard their ship instead of the competition is by offering Lumia exclusives which aren’t available on other Windows Phone devices, and this is made possible thanks to the close relationship Nokia and Microsoft have. Well if you’re a Lumia owner and you love checking into places, you might want to check out the new official Foursquare app for […]
05/07/2013, Do you love to check in using Foursquare on your mobile device like the smartphone or tablet? If you have answered in the affirmative and so happen to own a smartphone which runs on the Windows Phone 8 platform, then you would be pleased to know that Foursquare for Windows Phone 8 has now been updated, where the latest version would bring along with it speech and Live Tiles among […]
04/10/2013, Foursquare has become one of the most widely used services for checking in to all kinds of locations. It is also used to keeping an eye on the places where your friends might be hanging out. To date the service has been used for over 3.5 billion check ins, needless to say that Foursquare’s user-base encompasses the entire globe. Today Foursquare 6.0 update for iOS and Android was released and […]


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In a filing with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Ascena Retail Group Inc, the parent of the Ann Taylor and Lane Bryant brands, recently announced a winning bid of $40.8 million from New York-based FullBeauty Brands Operations LLC for its plus-size Catherines brand. The stalking-horse bidder was Sydney-headquartered City Chic Collective Ltd, which had offered $16 million.
Ascena, which also owns the Loft, Lou & Grey and Justice brands, filed for Chapter 11 protection two months ago as its business experienced severe disruptions stemming from the coronavirus pandemic.
The retail group temporarily shuttered nearly its entire fleet starting mid-March because of a shutdown. It implemented furloughs, reduced base salaries, cut back on advertising expenses, extended vendor payment terms and withheld rent payments to preserve capital.
In its bankruptcy filing, Ascena announced that it had reached a restructuring agreement with 68 per cent of its secured term lenders and received $150 million in new funds from its existing lenders.
It intends to eliminate about $1 billion of its roughly $12.5 billion debt load, as well as plans to shutter all stores in Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, plus a ‘significant’ number of Justice locations and a ‘select’ number of Ann Taylor, Loft, Lane Bryant and Lou & Grey outposts, according to US media reports.
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Japanese researchers said Friday they had developed technology to scan a book as fast as a person can flip through it.
A prototype ultra-speed scanner capable of digitising a book in one minute will be built within two years, said the chief researcher of the team at the University of Tokyo’s Graduate School of Information Science and Technology.
The “book-flipping scanning” system works with a camera that can take up to 500 photographs per second, enabling it to record about 170 book pages in 60 seconds as a person thumbs through them.
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CRAIG LAWRENCE is the subject of the Victoria & Albert's Museum's latest Fashion In Motion event - perhaps the least well-known designer ever to be chosen. On Friday July 20, the British designer's work will be celebrated through a day of public catwalk shows held in the museum's grand Raphael Gallery.
"Fashion In Motion has a history of supporting young fashion designers, as well as working with already established names," V&A 20th Century and contemporary fashion curator Sonnet Stanfill told us. "The V&A hosted a Gareth Pugh Fashion in Motion in 2007, the summer after his first collection had debuted. The Museum was founded to inspire designers and makers of all stages in their careers."
Known for his playful knitwear, Central Saint Martins alumnus Lawrence has notched up an impressive list of celebrity fans - including Tilda Swinton, Lady Gaga and Bjork. One of dresses - a knit foil creation - is currently on display at the V&A as part of its Ballgowns: British Glamour Since 1950 exhibition.
"Britain's legacy of exceptional knitwear is carried forward in the work of Craig Lawrence - through his use of inventive techniques and unexpected materials," added Stanfill. "We wanted to recognise the talent and energy of Lawrence and offer a platform for his work to inspire others."
Previous designers to have taken part in the Fashion In Motion series include Gareth Pugh, Yohji Yamamoto, Vivienne Westwood, Alexander McQueen, Osman and Erdem.
YOU SHOULD SEE: Lawrence's latest catwalk show...
YOU SHOULD SEE: The Craig Lawrence show archive...


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By Mike Boyer
Enquirer staff writer
Kroger Co.'s shares closed down 12 cents Monday at $14.85, the first day of trading since the company reached a tentative contract agreement with the union representing 8,500 clerks and meat cutters in Greater Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky and Southeast Indiana.
It was the second time in a week that Kroger's shares closed at a new 52-week low.
The drop reflected a decline among supermarket stocks. Wild Oats Markets skidded $1.34, or 18 percent, to $6.11 after the organic chain lowered its third-quarter and 2004 earnings outlook, partly because of higher-than-expected investments in Southern California and Texas, new store openings and noncash restructuring charges.
Members of United Food and Commercial Workers Local 1099, which represents Kroger employees at 70 area stores, are slated to vote on the proposed three-year pact in a series of meetings Wednesday.
The company and union have declined to reveal details until Local 1099 members vote on the proposal.
The union says the agreement includes both across-the-board hourly wage increases and bonuses as well as cost-sharing on health insurance and pension improvements.
The company says the deal, reached after a 16-hour bargaining session Friday, balances workers' need for wages and benefits with Kroger's need to curb costs.
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Although there is almost one and a half months remaining for Ramadan to begin, the prices of goods used in the month of fasting have started increasing in the country’s markets.
Every year in the month of Ramadan there is a high demand for products like oil, sugar, chickpeas, gram flour, pulses, dates etc.
The market for these products is already high. Therefore, the concern of the buyer is increasing. Traders informed that besides the dollar and LC crisis, the prices of these products have increased due to the increase in fuel prices.
Traders at Karwan Bazar informed this reporter that they have already got information from various companies that prices of essentials may go up higher. Companies are blaming high rates of dollar, high transport cost due to high fuel price, and others for such price hikes.
However, there are repeated assurances from various parties including the Ministry of Commerce that the prices of daily commodities will not increase during Ramadan. But the markets of the capital showed a different picture. Before the start of Ramadan, the prices of goods used in fasting have increased.
Md. Yousuf, proprietor of Yousuf store based in Karwan Bazar told Bangladesh Post, “We have witnessed less supply against our demand. Due to a crisis of specific products for a certain period, prices usually go up when we do not have anything in our hands.
Nevertheless, consumers mostly blame us whereas we have to wait to get products from the retail level.”
Showing an example of sugar, he further said that this is a most needed commodity during Ramadan, but its price can go up further besides others.
Consumers at the kitchen market told this reporter that each month they have to spend extra money purchasing essentials, but their earnings are not increasing. They demanded increased surveillance in all the steps of the commodities supply chain.
According to the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) daily commodity price list, the truth of the price hike of Ramadan commodities has also been found. As per the TCB list, gram is being sold at Tk 85 to Tk 90 per kilogram (kg) with an increase of Tk 3 at least, anchor gram pulse is being sold at Tk 75 per kg with an increase of Tk 3, sugar is being sold at Tk 120 per kg with an increase of Tk 2 to Tk 3 per kg.


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Did you know: 5 interesting facts about Apple
posted by Victor H. / Aug 10, 2014, 1:23 PM
Despite much publicized facts about the insane profits that the company makes from the iPhone, its main business these days, there is a lot more about the Cupertino-based company that you cna learn if you dig around.
We’re giving you 5 interesting facts about Apple ,a company that Steve Jobs co-founded on April 1, 1976, nearly forty years ago, that you might not know. Take a look below.
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And when the 5.5 iPhone comes out they will have my $$ to add to the $580 billion.
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PA know that you iboys know all those "facts" in the article. This article is not meant for you. It's meant for hunting new zombies, and mostly to write "news" about Apple, even if there IS NOT A SINGLE NEWS from Apple.
posted on Aug 10, 2014, 1:48 PM 23
To be fair, the article was quite good. The Rockerfeller owned oil companies that influence US invasions abroad is financially less powerful than Apple. Do you think Apple is resisting the urge to influence US foreign policy and trade legislation with that kind of financial muscle? Remember Obama veto a legal ruling against Apple?
posted on Aug 10, 2014, 3:02 PM 3
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And why PA didn't write one more INTERESTING fact: That St.Jobs made the spell that 3.5" is the PERFECT SIZE display.
posted on Aug 10, 2014, 2:01 PM 13
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You forgot some more interesting facts. Apple started the $100 per storage upgrade (Apple is using that motto to the fullest when it comes to sales, 'a sucker is born every minute'). Another useful fact, they have the highest ratio for cost to sale price of any smartphone.
posted on Aug 11, 2014, 8:21 AM 2
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Street Jobs is the name the homeless iPhone fans use for Steve Jobs. In the mythos of the street people, they believe Steve Jobs originally grew up on the streets, that he is really one of them. When faced with tough situations, it is not uncommon for homeless iPhone users to ask themselves, "What would Street Jobs do?"
posted on Aug 10, 2014, 9:23 PM 5
My motto when it comes to Apple: shut up and take my money.
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Sorry pa, apples slide to unlock patent had been invalidated, first around the world, and now in the us recently.
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Lol co-founded by Steve Jobs on April 1, mustve been an April fools joke Stevie took seriously lolol
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568 billion is no joke, neither is the most popular line of phones, and tablets. That's a recipe for...well 568 billion lolol ;)
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Over $560 billion is definitely not a joke. But such a small marketshare making $560 billion for it; is. Almost the entire world needs oil and the profits of oil companies shows this dependence on it. However, only 16% percent of the world that uses wireless devices purchase Apple products yet its profits equal what almost the entire world contributes to oil. Somebody is paying way too much for a phone. I'm not talking $199 vs $199. I'm saying that Apple has gotten away with putting the least expensive, outdated components into its products and selling at the price of handsets the most advanced handsets offer. One example: 4 inch screens are pennys on the dollar. Apple has been able to rehash this screen on newer handsets yet charge the same as if it was standard. I used to be a diehard Apple user years ago. I am not regretting leaving the Apple camp. Switching to Android has allowed me the most up to date offerings at the same price or even lower than an Apple product. The customization is far superior and there is very litttle I can't do. And I don't even have to root the device. People have complained that Sprint makes all these promises on its network yet keeps people waiting. Hypocritically, the same people that own iphones, feel it's ok for Apple to do the same thing. Yes, it eventually comes but at what price did all the Apple users pay out before it does? John B.
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A collection for Toys for Tots will be held Saturday, Sept. 23 at the 24th Annual Johnny Appleseed Festival in downtown Leominster.
This will be the second year of partnering with Toys for Tots and collecting new unwrapped toys, according to Tyler Yalian, who is involved with the project.
"We will also be accepting donations, and 100 percent of all proceeds collected go toward purchasing toys for this program," he said. "In addition to collecting toys, and monetary donations to purchase toys, we will also be selling raffle tickets for some great prizes, including passes for Santa's Village (through summer of 2019 season), Kimball's [and a] Red Sox signed poster, just to name a few."
For more information, email Yalian at firstname.lastname@example.org.


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Gearing for an accredited online degree? It is often a great idea to study online as it allows you to earn a higher education degree without the need to investing excessive time or money. One of the biggest advantages of studying online is that it allows you to work and study simultaneously and also manage time for family commitments. But are there any challenges behind all the benefits? Or is online education actually a helpful mode of learning?
According to latest US data on business schools, the notion of digitising all services will lead to a greater scope for a global audience has not come true for e-Learning. Technology-inclined education may conceptually have a vast scope, however early adopters of such digital programmes are still choosing the ones offered by institutes located to their home, the study found.
The research was conducted by the online education platform 2U which compiled data available from its own statistics, the National Center for Education Statistics, US News business school rankings and the US Bureau of Labor Statistics. The study discovered that more than 66% of learners enrolled in internet-based graduate degree courses pursued the ones offered by schools located in their region or state. This data is almost similar to the statistics for traditional on-campus programmes. The findings reveal that location actually matters to the learners a great deal, whether they study online or attend the campus personally.
Rob Cohen, president and chief operating officer of 2U, claimed that the findings surprised him. However, he believes that new online learning platforms 2U would keep disrupting the market.
He said “We are seeing that there will be more winners among existing business schools from online education, but it will put pressure on the market.”
Education for everyone
2U offers online degree programmes in association with 13 recognised US universities and 3 reputed business schools. It runs online courses on behalf of these institutes and generates around $795m of tuition bookings (retention adjusted). Digital education is an assemblage of audio and video lectures delivered online that the students can access any time and have multiple viewings. Students can also participate in virtual seminars by connecting at specific times and view their fellow learners, participants and themselves on screen.
Cohen said “This is not a MOOC,” talking about the massive open online courses where learners watch a video instead of interacting with the educators. “It is a classroom where everyone is on the front row,” he added.
Even though the emergence of online learning has resulted in the end of distance education, the president of 2U Rob Cohen said that his company’s partner institutes are focused on wider demographic of learners pursuing the online courses. Today, most students pursue online education courses as they want to learn and earn a degree while doing their current full time jobs. Cohen claimed that many learners who are studying the masters in public health from his learning platform are doctors.
He added “We are able to attract not a weaker student but a better student.”
What do you think? Add to the discussion by commenting below. We would love to hear from you.
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If you're looking to buy Samsung's highly anticipated Galaxy S8 or the Galaxy S8 Plus but are concerned that the phone may not have enough power to live through the day, it looks like Samsung has you covered. The latest Galaxy S8-related leak pertains to the Samsung EB-PG950, which is Samsung's official power bank with 15W Fast Charging support. According to industry insider Roland Quandt, the power bank will be available in gray and blue, while the device is expected to retail for €60, i.e. $65.
The power bank features a 5,100mAh battery, which means that it can likely recharge the larger Galaxy S8 Plus and still have some juice left. According to recent leaks, the Galaxy S8 Plus is rumored to ship with a 3,500mAh battery, while the smaller Galaxy S8 is speculated to arrive with a 3,250mAh battery. However, that information still isn't set in stone, with some recent reports indicating that the Galaxy S8 will ship with the same 3,000mAh battery that was used to power the Galaxy S7. Even though the price may seem high for Samsung's official battery accessory, the good news is that the device can not only be quickly recharged, but it's also capable of quickly recharging your phone. The accessory reportedly supports USB Type-C, as well as the standard USB Type-A port, meaning you'll be able to use it with a wide variety of devices.
Regarding the Galaxy S8, Samsung's latest smartphone will allegedly be powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 and the Exynos 8895 system-on-chip, depending on the territory, in addition to sporting 4GB of RAM and 64GB to 128GB of internal storage space. The smaller variant is expected to sport a 5.8-inch screen while the larger one will likely launch with a 6.2-inch panel. Apart from having an iris scanner and boasting IP68 certification, the company's upcoming smartphones will also launch with Bixby, Samsung's new artificial intelligence (AI) assistant that was announced earlier this week. The South Korean tech giant previously confirmed it will officially unveil the Galaxy S8 and the Galaxy S8 Plus at a special New York City event scheduled for March 29, so more details about the devices will certainly follow soon.